Stalk-cutter.



D. D- GARNES.

STALK CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED MA11.21, 1914.

1,131,907. Patented Mar. 16,1915.

THE NORRIS PETERS CO, FHOTC-LITHCL, WASHINGTON, D c

DUDLEY DON CARNES, OF LOTT, TEXAS.

STALK-CUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

Application filed March 21, 1914. Serial No. 826,287.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DUDLEY I). CARNEs, acitizen of the United States, residing at Lott, in the county of Fallsand State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inStalk-Cutters, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved stalk cutter and has for itsprimary object to provide a very simple, durable, and serviceable deviceof this character which may be advantageously employed for clearingafield of corn stalks as the same is plowed.

The invention has for another of its objects to provide a rotary cutterhaving a plurality of cutting blades, a support for said cutter adaptedfor attachment to a plow beam, and means for easily and quicklyadjusting the cutter upon said support.

The invention has for still another object to provide a device of theabove character wherein the stalk cutting blades may be very easily andquickly removed and sharpened when necessary without necessitating theentire removal of the device from the plow.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists incertain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts ashereinafter more fully described,

claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1is a side elevation showing my improved stalk cutter mounted upon a plowbeam; Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. l; and Fig. 3 isa section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2. 7

Referring in detail to the drawing, 5 designates the plow beam to whichthe hanger bars 6 are adapted to be removably secured in any desiredposition by means of bolts 7. Each of these hanger bars has ahorizontally disposed portion extending laterally from one side of theplow beam, and a longitudinally projected lower end portion 8. Thislower end portion of the hanger bar is provided with sleeves or loops 9which serve as guides for the extensible bars 10. These bars may besecurely held in their adjusted positions by means of set screws 11which are threaded in one of said guide loops.

In the lower ends of the bars 10 a rod or shaft 12 is journaled. Uponthis shaft the spaced heads 13 of the cutter proper are rigidly fixed.Each of these heads is formed with radially extending twisted arms 14 tothe outer ends of which the ends of the cutting blades 15 are removablysecured by means of the bolts 16. Each of the longitudinal edges ofthese blades is preferably sharpened to a cutting edge so that theblades may be reversed upon the ends of the arms 14 when one edgethereof becomes dull. lhe individual blades may also be very easily andquickly removed from the arms 14 when it is necessary to sharpen thesame.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing, it is believed that the construction and manner ofoperation of the device will be clearly and fully understood.

In the plowing of a field, the stalk cutter which is arranged in advanceof the plow point, cuts the stalks close to the ground, said cutterbeing revolved by its engagement with the ground surface as the plow isdrawn across the field.

By means of my device, it is unnecessary to go over the field a secondtime in order to remove the stalks, and by cutting the same in advanceof the plow, liability of injury to the latter is obviated and the easyplowing of the field facilitated.

In the manner above explained, the cutter may be very easily and quicklyadjusted as desired, with respect to the plow beam so that the cuttingblades will properly engage the stalks and out very close to the groundsurface.

While I have shown and described the preferred construction andarrangement of the several elements, it is to be understood that theinvention is susceptible of considerable modification therein and Itherefore reserve the privilege of resorting to all such legitimatechanges as may be fairly embodied within the spirit and scope of theappended claim.

WVhat is claimed is The herein described stalk cutter including spacedhanger bars adapted to be secured at one of their ends upon oppositesides of a beam, the other ends of said bars depending in parallelrelation to each other and being each provided upon its outer face withspaced rectangular sleeves, supporting bar, and a rotatable stalk cuttermounted in the lower ends of said supporting bars.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

DUDLEY DON OARNES.

bars loosely engaged in said sleeves for vertical movement and capableof being drawn upwardly out of the sleeves to remove said bars fromconnection with the hanger bars, a set screw carried by one of thesleeves of each hanger bar to clamp the supporting Witnesses: barassociated therewith in its adjusted posi- B. C. NABnRs, tion againstthe outer face of the hanger H. A. PATTON.

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Washington, D. 0.

